Week 2 - Political Ideologies Flashcards
1
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political ideology spectrum (4)
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- sorts differing conceptions of state’s role in economy
- maps political word, guides action
- imprecise
- some ideologies are not mapped (environmentalism/populism)
2
Q
left wing (4)
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- role state
- more state ownership
- greater equality
- social issues/minority rights
3
Q
right wing (4)
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- minimal state role
- support for private ownership
- accept inequality
- military spending, family/traditionalist values
4
Q
4 functions of political ideologies
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- explanatory
- evaluative
- orientative
- programmatic
5
Q
explanatory
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- explaining why conditions are the way they are
- competing interpretations
6
Q
evaluative; welfare liberals vs individualist conservatives
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- is it good or bad?
- w: activist state
- i: restrain gov’t involvement
7
Q
orientative
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gives people sense of identity to which party they belong
8
Q
programmatic (3)
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- general social/political action program
- vision of how the world should be
- either change or preserve way of life
9
Q
liberals’ democracy
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majority rule + constitutional protections for individuals/minorities
10
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social democrat’s democracy
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equal social/economic power
